Oil and Water MENA

What is MENA?

• Middle East and North Africa

• Asia

• Africa

• SouthWest Asia

Why was OPEC created?

• To regulate the supply and price of oil
• to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
• to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
• to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Suez

What is irrigation?

• the practice of gathering nuts

• the control of water for farming

• hunting for large animals

• the control of mud for farming

2 Of The 5 Main Physical Regions Of The MENA Are...

• Nile River

• Mount Everest

• Northern Tier

• Amazon River

Identify the word that means removing salt from salty water

• Descaling
• Desalination
• Desaltination
• Distribution

What was the main reasons for the shrinking of the Aral Sea?

• Capitalism
• Consumerism
• Facism
• Cotton

Name one of the two countries that the Aral Sea lies in.

• Beijing
• Sochi
• Kazakhstan
• Derbystan

What is a chokepoint?

• An agreed upon location by two countries in which fighting takes place.

• A strategic location between two bodies of water where resources can be imported or exported.

• A hidden shortcut to sneak into to some countries.

• A weak point in a countries defenses.

Which of the following is the most critical chokepoint, accounting for 60% of all seaborne oil trade?

• Suez Canal & Straits of Hormuz

• Straits of Penang & Suez Canal

• Straits of Hormuz & Straits of Oman

• Straits of Malacca & Straits of Hormuz